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5 things to do in and around Harrogate this weekend, September 26–28
Explore the sea at Harrogate Theatre
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is coming to Harrogate this Friday.
It will feature a collection of short films celebrating the world’s oceans, focusing on marine life and seafaring adventures.
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour
Audiences will see adventures from surfers, paddlers, divers, and scientists who have spent their lives exploring the ocean.
From £17.50, 7.30pm, September 26, Harrogate Theatre, 6 Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1QF.
Halloween festivities begin
Spilmans Pumpkin Festival starts this weekend.
Visitors can expect to choose from 175,000 pumpkins in a range of colours and types, including orange, green, yellow, blue, textured and striped pumpkins.
Tickets include event entry, access to the Spilmans Got Talent: Spooky Spectacular show, a Halloween fancy dress disco, and a £5 voucher to spend on pumpkins.
There will also be a giant slide, costumed characters, and a hay bale mountain offering views of the pumpkin patch.
For those looking to do more, there will be a spooky walk, tractor rides, a pumpkin slingshot, and more.
From £9.19-£15.57, both include a £5 pumpkin voucher. Various times, the festival runs on weekends through to Halloween, with events at various times each day. Spilmans, Church Farm, Sessay, Thirsk, YO7 3NB.
Always the Crow
Listen to some live local music
On Saturday evening, there will be a fundraiser for St Michael’s Hospice at Six Poor Folk in Knaresborough.
The evening will feature songs from local band Always the Crow.
Mike Rolland of Always the Crow told The Stray Ferret:
We cannot wait to play on September 27, and hope to raise a good chunk of money for the hospice. We will be playing many songs that people know, and some songs they may not. Mostly acoustic. Lots of four-part harmony. It’s going to be great.
There will also be a raffle, and tickets will be available to purchase on the day.
Tickets £11.55, live music from 7pm to 10pm, September 27, Six Poor Folk, 25 Castle Gate, Knaresborough, HG5 8AR.
See the Cuore Orchestra at the Royal Hall
This will be the first concert of the season for Cuore, an orchestra based in Yorkshire that aims to bring high-quality performances to the region.
Since launching in May, the group has earned critical acclaim.
The 35-piece orchestra will return to the Royal Hall this Saturday, collaborating with Oxana Shevchenko and performing works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.
Ms Shevchenko is an internationally acclaimed pianist and will perform as a soloist at Saturday’s concert.
Tickets from £15, 7.30pm, September 27, Royal Hall, Ripon Road, Harrogate, HG1 2SY.
Perfume sampling at The Perfume Studio
Make your own perfume
This Sunday, create your own unique scent at Harrogate’s Majestic Hotel & Spa.
Enjoy a glass of bubbly and optional afternoon tea with The Perfume Studio during a creative session where you’ll make your own perfume.
Choose from Gold (5ml of perfume), Platinum (20ml), or Diamond (30ml) experiences.
The event includes a mini atomiser (in a gift bag or box), a fragrance card with your chosen blend, and a Perfume Studio membership. You can also reorder your custom scent, as The Perfume Studio stores it in its fragrance library.
From £49, 11.30am to 1.30pm, September 28, Harrogate Majestic Hotel and Spa, Harrogate, HG1 2HU.
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